Data Analysis: Will Inland Empire and Ventura be added to Greater Los Angeles?

The Inland Empire is a region of Southern California based in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties that is adjacent to the Los Angeles Metro Area. The Inland Empire Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), consisting of the entirety of the two counties, is as of the 2022 estimates the 12th largest Metro area in the United States. Despite this, many outside California are entirely unaware of this region. There are a variety of possible reasons for this, but one major reason is its proximity to Los Angeles, with many people considering it to be nothing more than far-flung suburbs and exurbs of LA. As of 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which defines the MSAs, has the Inland Empire as its own MSA separate from Los Angeles. However, this MSA is considered part of the Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area (CSA), a larger statistical grouping that combines multiple adjacent MSAs with a large degree of overlap. <a href="https://medium.com/@HemusK/data-analysis-is-the-inland-empire-part-of-greater-los-angeles-4d4716e9cfcb">Website</a>